Westrac Slick Runners’ Roxana Lemus wins 4th Annual Women’s Belize City 10K

Published by [email protected] at October 1, 2024

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Posted: Tuesday, October 1, 2024. 3:14 pm CST.

Photo Credit: William George Ysaguirre

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Westrac Slick Runners’ Roxana Lemus from San Ignacio gained nearly five minutes on her closest competitor on a rainy and gloomy Sunday morning to win the 4^th Annual Women’s Belize City 10K. The event was organized by the Belize City Council in collaboration with Councillor Kaya Cattouse, the National Sports Council of Belize, Total Time Belize, and the Belize National Triathlon Association on September 29, 2024.

“Big ups to all the volunteers and racers that gathered early [Sunday] morning,” the Belize City Council said in a social media post.

Lemus clocked in at 52 minutes and 29.9 seconds (0:52:29.9) for the 10-kilometre race. Splash’s Neydy Lopez from Belmopan finished second with a time of 57 minutes and 26.9 seconds (0:57:26.9), trailing by four minutes and 57 seconds.

JICA’s Ayako Suginaka, based in Orange Walk, took third place with a time of 57 minutes and 36.4 seconds (0:57:36.4). Alondra Rosalez of Dangriga finished fourth in 1 hour and 50 seconds (1:00:50.0), while Splash Elite’s Lucelly Ramos from Belize City placed fifth in 1 hour, 5 minutes, and 13.9 seconds (1:05:13.9).

All 11 participants who started the race finished. However, three registered runners did not compete.

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